Water and gas separator.



PATBNTED DEO.,6,'1904.

A. T. NEWMAN.

WATER AND GAS SEPARATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 11,1904.

.NO MODEL,

NTTED STATES Patented EDecember 6, l 904i.

ALBERT-T. NEVV'MAN, OF GREELEY, KANSAS,'ASSIGNOR OF ONEIIALF TO J @HN THRELKELD, OF GREELEY, KANSAS.

WATER AND GAS SEPAWATOH,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 776,753, dated December 6, 1904:.

Application filed July 11,1904. Serial No. 216,066. (No model.)

To @ZZ when?, t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT T. NEWMAN, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Greeley, in the county of Anderson and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Water and Gas Separators, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to a device for separating the water from gas fed from av retort and also for regulating the flow of gas to the mains.

The invention dconsists of a tank having a gas-pipe leading into the upper portion of same and a water-supply pipe entering the lower portion of the tank, both pipes being branches of a common pipe leading from the source of gas-supply, of a float arranged in the said tank and adapted by its movements to regulate the iiow of water-therefrom, and of a second tank adapted to receive gas from the iirst tank and containing means for regulating the amount o'l gas admitted from the lirst to the said second tank.

The invention alsoconsists in the novel features of construction and arrangement oi parts hereinafter described, particularly pointed out in the claims, and shown in the accompanying drawings, in whichm Figure l is a View of the device in elevation. Fig'. 2 is a vertical section through the tanks and lioat.

` In the drawings, A represents the separating-tank, and B the receiving-tank. The mingled gas and water is i'ed through a pipe C, connected by a T-coupling to a pipe C, the pipe C discharging at its upper end into the top portion of the tank A and at its lower end into the bottom portion of the tank A. A water-discharge pipe D leads from the lower portion of the tank A, and a suitable valvefD oi' any desired type is arranged at the upper end of the pipe D, the pipe projecting' into the tank A. In the tank A is arranged a suitable bracket E, and a bar E' is carried by the bracket and is adapted to slide vertically in guides E2 and E3. A hollow float F is carried by the bar E, and the bar also carries on the side opposite the iloat a check-block Gr. A

spring-arm H is carried by the bracket E, and the free end oiI the arm carries a roller ll', normally in the path of the check-block. l he iioat F has a small perforation F in the top, and a siphon F72 is arranged in the float, the short leg of the Siphon projecting without the iioat adjacent its upper end. The lower end ot' the movable bar E is connected by pivoted links J to the stem oi2 the valve D, which is preferably a butterfiy-valve A pipe K leads from the top of the tankA into one side of the tank B, and at its lower end, within the tank B, the pipe K is provided with a valve KQ to the stem oit' which is secured a rod L, carrying at its free end a weight L. The top B' oi' the tank B is pre t'- erably semiconical, and adjacent the said top is arranged a flexible diaphragm B", rigid plates B3 being secured to the central portion of the diaphragm on both its upper and lower faces. To the under plate B3 is attached a rod M, the lower end of which is adapted to slide in a bracket M. A link M2 pivotally connects the rods L and M. A rod N is secured to the upper plate B3 and passes loosely through the central portion oiE the top B ol the tank B.

A standard O is arranged on the top of the tank B, and to the top of the standard is piv oted a lever O', having its upper edge notched or serrated, and its free end is secured to the upper end oi the rod N. A spring 02 is connected at its lower end to the top B', and its upper end is formed into a hook adapted to engage the notches in the lever The operation of the device is as follows: The water in the pipe C will pass downward in the pipe C from its point oi juncture with the pipe C and enter the tank A at the bottom, carrying the iioat F upwardly as the height oi' the water in tank A rises. The gas will pass upwardly in the pipe C and enter the tank A at the top, where it will be under pressure ol the rising column oi water in the said tank. As the `lioat F rises the valve D is gradually opened, and a portion of the water in tank A is thus discharged through the pipe l), thus relieving the pressure on the gas, and as the lioat i'alls the Valve at D' will be gradually closed. To prevent the high pressure in the tank crushing the float F, it is perforated at F, and the pipe F2 is also arranged therein, so that should Water get into the ioat it Will be forced out through the pipe F2 by pressure of the gas in the iioat. To prevent a too rapid fall of the lioat, the check-block is employed, the block engaging the roller H/ and arresting descent ot' the float until a sufficient amount of Water has drained oit, thus relieving the float of its buoyancy and permitting its Weight to force the spring-arm H and roller H out of the path of the block, and the roller still pressing against the side of the block Will act as a brake.

A feeder-pipeP leads from the tank B, and should the supply or' gas therein become eX- cessive the diaphragm B2 will be raised, drawing up the rods L and M and closing the valve at K', thus shutting off further admission of gas until the pressure has fallen. As the pressure falls the spring O2, acting' on the lever O and through the medium of that lever and the rod N, returns the diaphragm to its normal position, which return is also aided by the Weight L', and the valve at K is gradually opened.

By means of this apparatus the gas is separated from the Water and held under the desired pressure, the supply delivered to the feeder-pipe P being automatically regulated and the pressure in the mains kept uniform.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A device of the kind described comprising a separating-tank, means for admitting gas into the upper portion of the tank and Water into the lower portion, a hollow lioat in the tank, said float being perforated in its upper portion, a siphon having its long leg depending in the float, and the short leg Without the oat, a discharge-pipe, a valve therein, and means connecting the float with said Valve.

2. A device of the kind described comprising a tank, means for admitting water and gas to the said tank, a valve-controlled dischargepipe, a bracket therein, a bar slidably carried by the bracket, a float connected to the bar, a check-block carried by the bar, a springarm carried by the bracket, a roller carried by the arm and adapted to engage the checkblock, and links pivotally connecting the bar and Valve, as and for the purpose set forth.

ALBERT T. NEVMAN.

i Witnesses:

L. D. Grunn, J. W. Arrnosn. 

